Saturday, 19 June 2021

Cerebral Palsy Of Awareness Day (Jennifer Nelson and Cindy Corbett)



Margaret White 

She was my class with mainstream in grade 6 from my old teacher Gary Denniss at Bracebridge Public School in Bracebridge, Ontario in September 1977 - June 1978.
She is hearing and Cerebral Palsy also used walker.

MY COMMENTS: I never thought about that I helped with the girls with Cerebral Palsy and for small jobs. 


                    Jennifer Nelson 

I met her at School Bus from September 1980 - June 1986 in Sudbury, Ontario and North Bay, Ontario. 

1. Are she born deaf and causes?
When her Mum pregnant has "Toxcemia" and earlier born the Doctor through E - Section. She was almost died and put high oxygen baby bed that how causes Deaf and Cerebral Palsy.

2. Before or after when she born from Cerebral Palsy?

3. When did she attended at Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf in Belleville, Ontario?
She was attended in September 1980.

4. When did she graduated?
She was graduated in June 10th, 1993.

5. Have she been involved anythings at Deaf Community?
When she was 12 and 13 years old at Ontario Deaf Camp  in Summer 1988 and 1989.
They allowed her first person as she supposed went disability Camp in Parry Sound, Ontario with hearing peoples, they don't have Sign Language, they near to Deaf Camp,  that why she choice Deaf Camp.

MY COMMENTS: I was counsellor last September 1984 - June 1986 that I was helped her for her suitcases, pushed her wheelchair and ordered her foods and drank from Mc Donald's Restaurant in Whitby, Ontario every two weeks by Sunday night at school bus to Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf in Belleville, Ontario. 

                          Jennifer Nelson 

                 Reunion August 2025

                   Cindy Corbett 

She was attended September 1963 and her graduated June 1978 at Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf in Belleville, Ontario. 



I met her at Algonquin College at Main Street in Ottawa, Ontario last January 1987 - June 1987 for 6 months about upgrade program.

                   Cindy Corbett '78
November 1st, 1958 - September 29th, 2008

MY COMMENTS: I was helped her put in the bathroom, lift her up and put her scooter. 




Saturday, 12 June 2021

DeafBlind Women # 2 (Angele Periad)

                 Angele Periad

1. Are she born deaf and causes?

Yes, she born deaf and causes no answers. 

2. Are she born blind and causes?

She was born blind and causes from Usher Syndrome. 

3. What did she attended at French High School ?

She was attended 1988 at French High School in Sudbury, Ontario. 

4. When did she graduated at George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario?

She graduated 1993.

5. What courses did she take?

She took Graphic Design and Production for 2 years in 1991 to 1993.

6. How old did she learning Tietile?

She will learn, very soon. 

7. Did she involved anythings at Deaf Community?

She did involved at Canadian DeafBlind Camp in Winnipeg, Manitoba last summer 2018.

Saturday, 1 May 2021

Kurt The Irish Chef

                 
                    Kurt Ramborger 

How I meet him?
I never met him but went through Facebook chat from June, 2008 also one day I will meet him.

1. Are he born deaf and causes?
He second generation deaf from deaf parents along with his two deaf sisters and his third generation deaf children. 

2. When did he attended at?
He grew up in mainstream from kindergarten to grade 6 then enrolled California School for the Deaf, Riverside, California. 

3. When did he graduated?
He graduated in June, 1989 at California School for the Deaf. 

4. When did he graduated at Galluedet University or College?
Nope, he attended there for 2 years. 
Nope, major interesting for him there moved back to Southern California  attended  Southern California University Northridge (CSUN) for one semester then tranfer to Pierce Community College for 4 years.  Never finish college as he found his passion in the professional kitchen. 

5. What courses did he take?
He took Liberal Arts in Galluedet University (try to be major in Marine Biology but no field there). He couldn't find a right  major at Pierce Community College as he took many different classes to fit his interesting and none for him. 

6. Where did he learning from chef?
He learned himself by self- taught. 

7. How long have he been chef from cooking?
He started off as odd jobs as in dishwasher during his Pierce Community.  College to earn his living. (He have also have had several add jobs at once). He was falling in love with professional kitchen because of the adrenaling heats, close confinement, and fire. He want to be chef so, his first chef trained him with his knife skills and prepping the recipes,  line cook, temperatures of varieties ingredients.  He end up moved up to be a Sous Chef within 6 months.  Abandoned College life and worked his way around several restaurants for 7 years  before became chef. He have been in professional kitchen for 28 years and 21 years as chef.  He have held many different positions in 21 different kitchens in 6 states.

8. What kind of award are he?
He had Employee Of The Year Award  was from Basil's kitchen at Embassy Suite by Hilton Hotel at Tukwila, Washington where he was honored for best worker in kitchen as Chef de Tournade.
He was in Chopped under Food Network TV way back 2013. He was chopped after entree round.  Also, was voted Hottest Chef In America  in 2012 by social media  voters under Eater.com.
Deaf person of the year under Deaf Life Magazine (also, deaf person of the month twice as well). Wrote a cookbook as well, titled You Don't Ears To Cook.
He involved with many Deaf Community and many Deaf School to give his live cooking show. 
There is too many accommodations of his 28 years of Chef Journey. 
He can't remember them all.
 

Sunday, 21 February 2021

Summer Vacation 2007

Last July 19th to 27th, 2007 our FIRST travel to Northern Ontario

Last Friday July 19th, 2007 after work we drove for 5 hours and 45 minutes from Renfrew, Ontario to Spragge, Ontario.

That where my children and I slept at camping in Spragge, Ontario from KOA by the tent for one night. 


                               And


We left all the way to Sudbury, Ontario for 3 hours and 31 minutes.


Last Saturday July 20th, in the morning we visited at Nickel Museum for 1 hour and 9 minutes at 122 Big Nickel Road from Sudbury, Ontario. 

Then in the afternoon we went swimming pool at KOA Camping before supper.

                                 And


             We bought navy shirts.

Last Sunday July 21st  to 26th, we drove to Sault Ste Marie, Ontario from KOA Camping for 4 hours and 25 minutes and we stayed at my deaf friend Cheryl and Henry Maidra at Case Road. Our camping tent at their backyard.

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                   Cheryl's Family 

        Henry and Cheryl Maidra

We did visited in Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre Museum at 50 Pim Street, look at view about across the bridge from Sault Ste, Marie, Michigan, (America) and short visited in Canadian Hearing Society at 130 Queen Street E. and out for Restaurant.

Last  Friday July 27th, in the morning we left from our friend's house then we drove for 7 hours and 8 minutes and we got home by safety and sound.


Sunday, 10 January 2021

Deaf Women's Coma (Jane Quesnel)

How I met Jane?
I met her at Senior Girls Residence upstairs last September 1980 at our graduated in June 13th, 1986.

Last Fall 1986 she and I went to shopping at Carlingwood Mall for once.

Last Fall 1990, 4 of us went out for lunch at Swiss Charlet Restaurant in 1600 Merivale Road, Ottawa, Ontario for once.


Last time we went visited Jane and her husband Mike's FIRST apartment at Bayshore Drive, Ottawa, Ontario then moved to SECOND apartment at Woodbridge Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario and last one THIRD townhouse at Exeter Drive, Ottawa, Ontario. 

We did invited them for my Wedding Day but her husband Mike can't come because he had to work so she was followed him stayed home instead my Wedding Day. 

They did invited us to their Wedding Day by Friday July 21st, 1989 in Dunvegan, Ontario (out of Ottawa, Ontario).

Last December 6th, 1988 she was struck by a car after finished her night class at Algonquin College then she was crossed Main Street at Evelyn Avenue because she couldn't hear horn,  that how happened. 

Last Saturday December 10th, 1988 we did visited her Ottawa General Hospital bed for once from downtown, that it but she had scar on her left hand on the top and lost her balanced by walked in the dark so she need someone holding her instead day time was fine by herself. 

We did invited them for my son's 4th birthday party last March 1996, that it and no longer. 


We are no longer our friends because they didn't go to Deaf Community for no longer since 1999 to the future. 


1. Are she born deaf and causes? 
She was born deaf and causes of birth.

2. When did she attended at Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf? 
She was attended in 1972.

3. Did she graduated from Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf? 

              She was graduated in 1986.

4. Did she went to Galluedet University? 
She went to Algonquin College at Main Street in Ottawa, Ontario.

5. What courses did she take?

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MY COMMENTS: Last Winter 1990 Jane came over my old apartment for slept over for first time in 3 years because of bad storms. 

 

Wednesday, 14 October 2020

Six Years Anniversary for pameladeafstories

 I don't have enough topic because of Coronavirus since March 2020 to now but I had only 3 topics from October 2019 also VIA Train and Greyhound Bus are not running instead I don't have my vehicle as well.

My children and I was stayed home and be safe.

I hope get better more than 3 topics next October 2020 to October 2021.


HAPPY ANNIVERSARY SIX YEARS

October 10th, 2020!!!!


Five Years Anniversary for pameladeafstories

I have not be travel, lately because I have a good reasons with my personal situations.
But I will be in travel next November 2019 and next May 2020 to October 2020.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FIVE YEARS,  OCTOBER 10TH, 2019!!!!